Clients: Ke Huy Quan – Talent; Ryan Coogler – Writer, Director, Producer; Bong Joon Ho – Director; Michelle Yeoh – Talent
Get excited for new projects from Bong Joon Ho, Ryan Coogler, Paul Thomas Anderson, Steven Soderbergh, Guillermo del Toro, and Celine Song.
Several of the best movies of 2025 may still be complete unknowns. They could be titles that will be acquired at Sundance, Cannes, and Venice—or under-the-radar gems that will derive their power from unpredictable word of mouth. But several of the biggest movies of the year will definitely be found on this list, which focuses on studio films either dated for 2025 or scheduled to appear at some yet-to-be-disclosed point in the next 12 months.
And what a list it is, stacked with work from several of the industry’s most reliable auteurs—Bong Joon Ho, Ryan Coogler, Paul Thomas Anderson, Steven Soderbergh, Guillermo del Toro, Celine Song, Yorgos Lanthimos, Maggie Gyllenhaal—as well as the usual superhero movies and brand extensions. Hell, even some of those look more interesting than usual: We’re going to see James Gunn step up to the plate with a reimagined Superman; Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Joseph Quinn suit up for a new, hopefully more successful take on the Fantastic Four; and James Cameron returns to the world of Avatar. All that, and there’s a whole new Wicked coming in November? Truly, it’s an embarrassment of riches even before you get to Jeremy Allen White doing his best Bruce Springsteen impression.
Love Hurts
Premiere Date: February 7Director: Jonathan EusebioNoteworthy Cast: Ke Huy Quan, Ariana DeBose, Marshawn Lynch
Ke Huy Quan, a leading man at last. The veteran actor was struggling to land work before the phenomenon of Everything Everywhere All at Once, which won him an Oscar and revitalized his career. Now the star is toplining this blockbuster action-comedy for Universal, portraying an amiable real estate agent whose hitman past comes back to haunt him. As with Everything Everywhere, Quan does some impressive—maybe a little intense?—stunt work for the film. “The things I do for love!” he told Vanity Fair’s Rebecca Ford. —David Canfield
Sinners
Premiere Date: March 7Director: Ryan CooglerNoteworthy Cast: Michael B. Jordan, Hailee Steinfeld, Jack O’Connell, Wunmi Mosaku
This is a big spring event for movie theaters, as Sinners marks Ryan Coogler’s first original film since his very first feature, the brilliant Sundance-winning Fruitvale Station. Fittingly, this genre pic reunites him with that movie’s lead, Michael B. Jordan, who also earned acclaim in Coogler’s smash franchise openers Creed and Black Panther. This time, though, we get two MBJs for the price of one—he’s playing twin brothers who reunite in their hometown only to face the dark hauntings of their childhood. —DC
Mickey 17
Premiere Date: April 18Director: Bong Joon-hoNoteworthy Cast: Robert Pattinson, Naomi Ackie, Steven Yeun, Toni Collette, Mark Ruffalo.
Oscar-winning director Bong Joon-ho’s long-awaited follow-up to Parasite stars Robert Pattison as a man who volunteers to be a disposable employee whose body regenerates every time it dies. We’re expecting a highly original sci-fi story from Bong, who always surprises audiences—and this time is doing it with a star-studded cast and the support of a major US studio in Warner Bros. —RF
Wicked Part Two
Premiere Date: November 21Director: Jon M. ChuNoteworthy Cast: Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum
No one mourns the wicked, and they won’t have to gnash their teeth awaiting the second half of this blockbuster musical either. While Broadway patrons only had to make it through an intermission to find out how Elphaba and Glinda’s story dovetails into The Wizard of Oz, the big-screen version gave itself an extra year to complete the tale. While the back half of the Stephen Schwartz fantasy musical is regarded as having fewer sing-along numbers than Act I, the lyricist-composer has crafted two new songs for the second film that will put to rest any singing-in-the-theater controversy (at least for the first few viewings). —Anthony Breznican
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